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elder-flower

elder-flower is the alternative form of elderflower.

Meaning of elderflower

Noun

elderflower (plural elderflowers)

  1. The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra
    • Ethel was yet bathing her eyes with elderflowers, preparatory to going, when her departure was again delayed by another visitor.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Disclosure”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 303

Forms of elder-flower

pluralelder-flowers

Questions about elder-flower

What is elder-flower the alternative form of?
Elder-flower is the alternative form of elderflower.

Words near elder-flower in the dictionary

  1. elder sisters
  2. elder statesman
  3. elder statesmen
  4. elder-blow
  5. elder-blows
  6. elder-flower
  7. elder-gun
  8. elder-guns
  9. elderate
  10. elderates
  11. elderberries

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